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Survival First Aid - Snake Bites

Summer is finally upon us. Millions of Americans are enjoying the
great outdoors or tending their crops and likely just a few feet away
from a snake at any given moment.

Snakes terrify many people unnecessarily. They are really more afraid
of us than we are of them. Seriously folks, they are not lying in wait
for human flesh 24/7. Unless startled, snakes rarely strike out and sink
their sharp teeth into the skin of equally startled people. However,
snake bites do happen, and it is far better to learn how to deal with
such wounds now instead of waiting until after you can't call 911.

Last summer some very young copperheads were swimming in the shallow
water next to a bank where my trusty horse Ruby stopped for a drink. The
watering hole was down a narrow embankment and had only enough room for
a few horses to water at a time before moving along up the other side
and back onto the trail.

Thankfully, my Ruby did not notice the tiny copperheads. Another
horse and rider were making their way down the slope after I saw the
baby snakes, and several more were lined up for their turn as well. I
whispered the word, "copperheads" as calmly as possible without moving
Ruby's head a single hair. I told the other riders to back up, and they
did so with as much speed and quiet as they could muster. Click here to read the rest of my survival first aid for snake bites report for Survival Based.

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